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Quarterly Investor Meeting - 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.
 

Location: TMC-Lakewood
Event Date: 1/7/2009
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LSEDC is pleased to have Jeff Pinkerton, senior researcher with the Mid-America Regional Council, at...
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Speakers Series: Peter deSilva - 7 p.m.
 

Location: MCC-Longview Education Center
Event Date: 1/13/2009
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Topic: Power of Culture to Shape Community ChangeUMB Bank has undergone a significant cultural chang...
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Quality of Life Overview
 

Renowned for its state and national award winning schools and community college, comprehensive parks, lakes and recreation amenities, diverse housing choices, attention to and preservation of its history and pedestrian friendly downtown, "Lee's Summit is cited among the Best Places to Live by Money Magazine (July 2008)."

Young singles, established professionals, growing families, college students, the creative class, empty nesters and retirees - the community provides a welcoming, high quality environment for all. Lee's Summit is a progressive, rapidly growing city that has preserved a "small town" friendliness and flavor.

Lee?s Summit compares very favorably with other communities around the country. In the recent report, The Lee's Summit Advantage, fifteen metro areas that are notable because of their success in attracting new jobs and their high quality of life were chosen to use in comparison. These cities include areas that received top scores in recent national surveys by Expansion Management, Forbes, Money Magazine and the Milken Institute.

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Affinis Named as Best Civil Engineering Firm to Work For

LSEDC Investor Affinis Corp. was recently recognized by CE News as the "Best Firm to Work For in Civil Engineering" - for the second year in a row! Headquartered in Overland Park with an office in Lee's Summit, Affinis was ranked in the Top 50 firms nationwide, and among the Top 25 small firms in th... Read more >

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Downtown Lee's Summit Featured in National Trust Article
Downtown Lee's Summit is featured in a National Trust for Historic Preservation article on www.prese... Read more >

 

Lee's Summit R-7 School District Earns Missouri Distinction in Performance Award; Scores Perfect 100
The Lee's Summit R-7 School District was one of just 13 metropolitan-area school districts to earn M... Read more >

 

City of Lee's Summit Receives 2008 Digital Cities Survey Award
The City of Lee's Summit is a recipient of the 2008 Digital Cities award according to the results of... Read more >

 
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